Reig's montane mouse
Reig's Montane Mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Aepeomys |
Species: | A. reigi
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Binomial name | |
Aepeomys reigi Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco & Soriano, 2001
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Reig's montane mouse (Aepeomys reigi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Venezuela.[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).[3]
References[]
- ^ Aguilera, M. (2018). "Aepeomys reigi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136484A22353648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136484A22353648.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Ochoa G, J.; M. Aguilera; V. Pacheco & O. J. Soriano (2001). "A new species of Aepeomys Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Andes of Venezuela" (PDF). Mammalian Biology. 66: 228–237. ISSN 1616-5047.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Aepeomys
- Endemic fauna of Venezuela
- Rodents of South America
- Mammals of Venezuela
- Mammals described in 2001
- Taxa named by Osvaldo Reig
- Vulnerable animals
- Vulnerable biota of South America
- Sigmodontinae stubs